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Oct 29, 2004 · This article analyzes the historical and sociological keys of linguistic shift in Asturias exemplified by the peculiar situation of Asturian Language Teaching at the University of Oviedo, which has recently been in danger of becoming banned.
- Xulio Viejo Fernández
- 2004
Asturleonese (Astur-Leonese; Asturian: Asturlleonés; Spanish: Asturleonés; Portuguese: Asturo-leonês; Mirandese: Asturlhionés) is a Romance language or language family spoken in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal, namely in the historical regions and Spain's modern-day autonomous communities of Asturias, northwestern Castile and ...
Using a mixed research approach, this article analyzes attitudes and power relations among Spanish, Asturian and other immigrant languages used in the LL of a neighborhood in Oviedo, Asturias, while also revealing public perceptions of language hierarchies and prestige in the area. download Download free PDF. View PDF chevron_right.
- Xulio Viejo Fernández
Like the other Romance languages of the Iberian peninsula, it evolved from Vulgar Latin during the early Middle Ages. Asturian was closely linked with the Kingdom of Asturias (718–910) and the ensuing Leonese kingdom.
The marginalization that the Asturian language suffered inside the region due to the actions of the Instituto de Estudios Asturianos (IDEA) caused Asturian speakers to take action and create the organization Amigos del Bable [Friends of the Asturian Language] in 1969. Their goal was to revitalize the use of the language (Galán 2021).
Furthermore, findings reveal that the use of this language, as well as semiotic resources that convey the Asturian identity in the Mieres signage, portray the struggles and fragility of the Asturian minoritized linguistic group within this locality.
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Dec 5, 2023 · 10% of the Asturian population self-declared they did not understand Asturian language at all, barely 29% of the total considered themselves as fully alphabetized in the language (Llera Ramo...
